QUICK TODAY, ON "UPFRONT," MY IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL, SUSAN HAPP. THE MOTORCYCLE-RIDING DISTRICT ATTORNEY CRUISED TO VICTORY IN TUESDAY'S PRIMARY. HOW DOES SHE PLAN TO WIN IN NOVEMBER? AND WHY DOES HER PORTRAYAL AS A HARLEY LOVING MOM EVEN MATTER? I'LL ASK HER NEXT, ON UPFRONT. THEN, THE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR ARE RAISING MILLIONS. BUT HOW DO THEY SPEND ALL THAT MONEY? INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER BILL LUEDERS HAS THE BREAK DOWN ON THE CAMPAIGN CASH. COVERING THE ISSUES IMPORTANT TO WISCONSIN. THIS IS "UPFRONT WITH MIKE GOUSHA." HELLO AGAIN, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO "UPFRONT." A NATIONAL POLITICAL PUNDIT RECENTLY CALLED JEFFERSON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUSAN HAPP A "RISING STAR" IN WISCONSIN DEMOCRATIC POLITICS. HAPP CONFIRMED THAT TUESDAY WITH A DECISIVE WIN IN THE THREE-WAY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, BESTING SECOND-PLACE FINISHER, STATE REPRESENTATIVE JON RICHARDS, BY MORE THAN 54,000 VOTES. HAPP NOW ADVANCES TO NOVEMBER, AND A RACE AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE, WAUKESHA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY BRAD SCHIMEL. HAPP'S FIRST CAMPAIGN AD PORTRAYED HER AS A MOTORCYLE RIDING, TOUGH-ON-CRIME PROSECUTOR. SO WHAT PROPELLED HER TO VICTORY ON TUESDAY, AND CAN SHE DO IT AGAIN IN NOVEMBER? WE'RE ASKING SUSAN HAPP, WHO JOINS US NOW ON UPFRONT. GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK ON THE PROGRAM. I WAS LOOKING AT THE RESULTS FROM TUESDAY NIGHT, AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF SPECULATION THAT JON RICHARDS GOT IN THE RACE AND WORKED REALLY HARD. HE CAME FROM A VERY HEAVILY DEMOCRATIC COUNTY AND HAD CERTAIN LOYALTIES FOR HIS POSITIONS ON THAT 10. AND YET, YOU ONE -- WON BY A BIG MARGIN. QUICK WE TALKED VOTERS ABOUT THE ISSUES, AND THE DIVISIVENESS WE HAVE SEEN IN OUR STATE. WE HAVE FRIENDS, AND FAMILY, NEIGHBORS THEY CAN HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT MATTER. WE LEARNED THAT THAT REALLY MATTER TO PEOPLE. I DO HAVE THIS DEMONSTRATED RECORD OF EARNING INDEPENDENCE AND REPUBLICANS. I THINK ABEL FOUND THAT REFRESHING, THAT I CAN EARN THOSE ACROSS THE AISLE, BUT I WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK WITH PEOPLE ACROSS THE AISLE. WE TALKED ABOUT PROTECTING OUR RIGHTS, WHETHER IT WAS THE RIGHT TO MARRY OR VOTE. OR MAKE YOUR OWN HEALTH CARE DECISIONS. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE REALLY CARED ABOUT. THEY ARE TIRED OF BICKERING AND PARTISAN POLITICS. I THINK I CAME AS A REFRESHING CANDIDATE WHO IS DIFFERENT IN THAT RESPECT. THE THEME OF YOUR CAMPAIGN WILL BE PROTECTING WISCONSIN WRITES? -- RIGHTS? THEY WANT ME TO PROTECT RIGHTS AND OUR ENVIRONMENT. A LOT OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE HAD HAVE BEEN ABOUT PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES AND CHILDREN. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS OFTEN BILLED AS THE TOP COP, BUT THEY ARE THE TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR THE STATE. PUBLIC PROTECTION IS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, BUT PROTECTING PEOPLE'S RIGHTS IS CERTAINLY VERY IMPORTANT. THE RESULT YOU JUST REFERRED TO SUBSTANTIATE THAT. YOU TALK ABOUT PROTECTING PEOPLE'S RIGHTS, I ASSUME THAT MEANS THAT YOU WOULDN'T DEFEND CERTAIN LAWS IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, WHETHER IT IS VOTER ID OR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BAN. IS THAT CORRECT? THERE'S BEEN SOME ATTEMPT TO SHIFT THAT INTO SUSAN WILL ONLY ENFORCE THE LAW SHE AGREES WITH. THAT IS NOT ACCURATE. YOU HAVE TO START WITH THE CONSTITUTION. A GREAT EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. CERTAINLY, VOTERS AMENDED OUR CONSTITUTION TO STATE THAT MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN. BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, AS THE JUDGE IN THAT CASE NOTED, YOU DON'T GET TO DO AN END RUN AROUND. THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTY INTEREST IN PEOPLE BEING ALLOWED TO MARRY WHO THEY LOVE. WE'LL GET TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST A CLASS OF PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. -- WE DON'T GET TO DISCRIMINATE. IN THE 50'S AND 60'S, IF WE PUT TO THE VOTERS OF WISCONSIN WHETHER THEY WANT A CONTINUOUS DEGRADATION, THEY PROBABLY WOULD'VE OVERWHELMED WITH -- OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED TO DO SO. BUT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE COMPORTED WITH THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. YOU CAN'T AMEND THE CONSTI TUTION IF IT CONTRAST WITH UNITED STATES COMPETITION -- CONSTITUTION. WHY WOULD YOU NOT DEFEND THE STATE'S, WHICH ULTIMATELY MAY COME DOWN TO LOOKING PRETTY SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY DID IN INDIANA? WE'RE THE ONLY STATE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY THAT REQUIRES A GOVERNMENTAL ISSUED ID. BUT IF IT IS TWEAKED, AS THE STATE SUPREME COURT HAS SUGGESTED? IN WISCONSIN, WE HAVE A FOURTH REQUIREMENT THAT IS NOT IN OUR CONSTITUTION, WHICH REQUIRES THIS GOVERNMENTAL ISSUED ID. WE ARE THE ONLY STATE THAT DOES THAT. OTHER STATES HAVE ALLOWED FOR AFFIDAVIT PROCESS, FOR EXAMPLE. OUR GOVERNMENTAL EXISTED -- ISSUED ID ISN'T ABOUT ESTABLISHING ID, OR ESTABLISHING YOUR QUALIFICATIONS TO VOTE. IT IS ABOUT REQUIRING A SPECIFIC GOVERNMENTAL ISSUED ID. IT IS THE MOST RESTRICTIVE IN THE COUNTRY. THE WAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN PUT FORWARD IN TERMS OF WHY WE HAVE VOTER ID IS TO PREVENT VOTER IMPERSONATION FRAUD. AND YET, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FORTH A SINGLE CASE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WHO IS ENTITLED TO VOTE HAS THE ABILITY TO VOTE. AND THAT WE ARE NOT PUTTING OBSTACLES IN THE WAY OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO VOTE. THIS VOTER ID LAW WILL DISENFRANCHISE UP TO 300,000 VOTERS, SOMETHING LIKE 23% OF VOTERS OVER THE AGE OF 65 DON'T HAVE THIS GOVERNMENTAL ISSUED ID. THERE'S THE OTHER PART WHICH IS THE COST, INCONVENIENCE, AND THE EXPENSE OF HAVING TO OBTAIN THESE IDS. YOU MENTIONED THE ROLE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL IN TERMS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOMAIN. I WANT TO GET YOUR TAKE ON THAT. WE HAVE VERY BIG OF OUR MENTAL ISSUES IN THE STATE. WE HAVE PLANS FOR A VERY LARGE MINE IN NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT SAND MINING, AND THE ENVIRONMENT WILL CONSEQUENCES OF THAT. HOW YOU PERCEIVE THE ROLE YOU WERE PLAY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SHOULD BE -- SHOULD YOU BE ELECTED? THERE ARE ENVIRONMENT FOR PROTECTION UNITS. IT IS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO VIGOROUSLY ENFORCE OUR ENVIRONMENT A LOSS. DO YOU THINK WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT? I THINK WE COULD DO MORE. AS I TRAVEL AROUND THE STATE, EVEN IN METROPOLITAN AREAS, IT IS A TOPIC THAT COMES UP. THE BOTTOM LINE IS, WE AS CITIZENS WANT TO BE ABLE TO BREATHE CLEAN AIR AND DRINK CLEAN WATER. WE DON'T WANT TO WORRY ABOUT MERCURY EMISSIONS, AND SILICATES. YOU CAN HAVE A BALANCE BETWEEN CREATING JOBS AND HAVING ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUT WE NEED TO LET THE LOCAL OFFICIALS AND THE CITIZENS THEMSELVES DETERMINE WHETHER THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT IS OUTWEIGHED BY THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HARM. I DON'T THINK THEY ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. I THINK YOU CAN CREATE JOBS, HAVE ECONOMIC BENEFIT WITHOUT NECESSARILY HARMING THE AIR AND THE WATER THAT WE BREATHE. I WANT ASK YOU ABOUT A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TOPIC -- CAROLINE -- HEROIN, . WE TALK ABOUT THE HEROIN EPIDEMIC IN WISCONSIN. WITHOUT BEING DONE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAN DO TO ADDRESS WHAT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN MANY PARTS OF WISCONSIN? COMING FROM A RURAL COUNTY, WERE WE AWFUL -- OFTEN HAVE LESS EXPERIENCE. UNFORTUNATELY, JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS MORE EXPERIENCE AS OF LATE. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF COUNTIES THAT DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES OR EXPERIENCE, AND THEY ARE JUST CATCHING UP AND REALIZING THAT THIS EPIDEMIC IS IN THEIR HOMES AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. I THINK THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS DONE A GOOD JOB. WE COULD DO MORE, IN TERMS OF BRINGING THE INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE. FOR EXAMPLE, IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, I WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF OUR HEROIN TASK FORCE. WE PRESENTED AND PROVIDED A SUMMIT TO LOCAL CITIZENS TO ATTEND. WE INVOLVED ALL OF THE KEY PLAYERS, FROM THE PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINICS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, HUMAN SERVICES, THE DRUG TASK FORCE, LAW-ENFORCEMENT, AND A MOTHER WHO HAD LOST HER SON -- HER 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TO HEROIN. IT WAS SO POWERFUL FOR SOME OF THESE PEOPLE, WHO SAID THIS ISN'T MY PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO WAS A HEROIN ADDICT. I DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO IS DRUG ADDICTED. IT WAS BRINGING TO THE INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE HE CAN REALIZE IT IS AFFECTING ALL OF US. INCREASED PROPERTY CLIMBS -- CRIMES, BECAUSE THE LOSS OF LIFE AND LOST THE PEOPLE IN THE WORKFORCE. WE ARE PAYING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE PLACED IN HOMES BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS ARE KOBE ADDICTED. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF INFORMATION THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT REALLY GETTING MORE HANDS-ON, GETTING THAT INFORMATION DIRECTLY INTO THE SMALLER COMMUNITIES, THAT WILL BE IMPORTANT. WE ARE TALKING WITH THE JEFFERSON COUNTY DA, SUSAN HAPP.